Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[mvossman]

Is there a number at which Kuminga goes to Chicago, PJ goes to GSW and Coby White comes to Dallas.  Something like $20mm keeps the Chicago part of this within the $7.5mm rule.  Dallas drops about $1.2mm further below the second apron.

GSW just needs too many bodies to reserve the Full MLE while taking back someone like PJ.  I've seen speculation that Horford would take the smaller MLE and Melton would take a minimum.  So, that part works.  I could easily see PJ being someone the Warriors would be interested in.

I know a lot of people here like Coby, and I get that we need more creation and have too many frontcourt players, but I just can't get over how bad he is on defense.  He is a good offensive player but I don't think he is elite.  Mixed with his defense that makes him a 6th man on a good team, which would be fine except I think he is going to be looking for more money than PJ is.